I am at a loss

[dice]

Containers with good sized tomato plants in them can dry
out remarkably fast once it stops raining (you would be amazed
at how fast). Hence the utility of the moisture meter for
checking.

In the ground, it is a different situation. The roots will reach
down 3 feet deep, and they can often get by with once a week
deep watering without ever completely drying out. The clay
in most soils holds water better than the organic matter in
most container mixes.

In someplace like Sacremento, when it is not raining,
a complete saturation once a day may not be enough.
(Water until water runs out the bottom of the containers
in the morning, and then check the moisture levels again
in the evening with a moisture meter. If it is bone dry,
you need to water them like that twice a day, like Craig
and Randy described above.)

[Qweniden]

Thanks dice
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